High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Old Tolbooth was the principal municipal building for more than 400 years in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The medieval structure, which was located at the west end of the Luckenbooths on the Royal Mile in the Old Town, was first established in the 14th century by royal charter. Over the years it served a variety of purposes such as housing the Burgh Council, early meetings of the Estates of Scotland and the Court of Session. The Tolbooth was also the burgh`s main gaol where public execution and torture were routinely conducted.